It’s probably about time for a chocolate review. However, I’m exhausted. In addition, I’ve written a great many long-and-text-heavy posts of late, so I thought I’d give you all some respite from my convoluted mind-patterns by providing something short and snappy (and, admittedly, rather discombobulated) for you to peruse.

I call this post “Things I Like Right Now”.

Thrilling, right? And only a tad ego-centric.

Things I Like Right Now

I like: Dresses that have pockets and make me feel a bit like Audrey Hepburn.

Also, those green heels.

I like: When the Nutella fudge I take to my choir’s end-of-semester party disappears from the plate incredibly quickly, and everyone believes me* when I tell them that the fudge is made only of laughter, rainbows, and dancing unicorns.

* They may or may not have been humouring me.

Also, discovering at this party from a fellow former Bundah-student that our college had secret underground rooms. I WANT TO GO TO THERE.

I like: My brother.

And not just because we send each other text messages like this:

We need a chastity belt for your mind.

We’ll be like John Farnham. We’ll never stop coming back.

And no, I’m not telling you who sent which text.

I like: When demonstrably unhealthy products get the healthy-marketing-spiel treatment. Milo! Strengthens your bones whilst being almost pure sugar!

(And I say this is as someone who used (ahem) to eat Milo by the spoonful.)

I like: Being bequeathed the beautiful boxed edition of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare that my mother gave to her sister upon her graduation in 1976, and gently touching the inscription which, because her sister/my aunt is no longer with us, is so bittersweet it almost shimmers.

I had a job in a math office where I did my undergrad [insert clever maths joke I can’t think of here…. something like “proofs?? i’ll show YOU proofs!” a ha. ha. ha. nope]. It was next to the physics building, which was built like a labyrinth of downward zig-zagging halls. There were signs on doors not to enter, because crazy lasers would immediately pulsify you to death with their laseriness. I do believe beneath these rooms were even more secret rooms in a top-secret further down secret room floor. Students could get away with living in some of these secret rooms, but I bet they suffered strange ailments from pulsy lasers.

I also heard tell of rooms in another building where they tested crack on monkeys. As I heard this from somewhere who interviewed for a job there, I’m a bit inclined to believe him.

To top it off most buildings were connected with underground tunnel walkways. When walking through them, I would sing and create the most haunting reverberations. I miss Minnesota:(

But on to what I like today. Today, I like being on vacation, having three delicious dinner reservations for the weekend, seeing old friends, writing dessert menus and having too many ideas to condense it into something cohesive. Most of all, I like having my job decision made! 🙂

It’s a chocolate-malt powder for making drinks with. Or, if you’re child-me, it’s for filling a glass with before putting a centimetre of milk on top so that your mother doesn’t realise you’re eating a billion serves of Milo instead of milk.

Oooh, what a wonderful life you’re currently leading! You must tell me the outcome of the job adventures!! Endless dessert menus make me happy.

Hannah that dress is stunning on you!
Also I am sorry to tell you that I have in fact been in the underground rooms at bundah and instead of leaving feeling proud to be in on some secret, I just felt very dusty and covered in cobwebs. On the plus side you haven’t missed much…

The thing I am liking at the moment is the discovery that I can productively work on my thesis from the comfort of my bed rather than trecking the km from the car to the honours room at uni in the cold 🙂
But the thing I love is the thought that we will have a coffee date soon!!!!!!!

OMG SO THEY REALLY EXIST?! I still wasn’t quite sure I believed Tom! Do you remember what was in Elly’s Curtin house’s underground room? 😛

Yes yes! Jenny, I can’t believe you took this long to realise the wonders of home honoursing. I spent the majority of my honours year dressed like a Jester Hobo. Bright red thermal socks tucked into purple and white striped pyjama pants, a bright blue shirt from japan, a super-thick scratchy knitted oversized jumped from my grandma, and probably a candy bar in my hand. This dress is quite a step up for me. 😉

I like your dress – audrey hepburn style is very cool (and needs straight hair!). I like that it is lunchtime. I like that sylvia eats a boiled egg every morning – so easy and nutritious – why can’t I like eggs too! And now I want nutella fudge!!!!

*Upon hearing that someone is a very good Scrabble player, turning to Andrew and asking, “Yes, but is he as good as Scrabble Hannah?” (Sorry, SH is our shorthand for avoiding confusion between Hannahs…)

*Realising that the Nutella fudge you Fb-ed about recently already exists in recipe form in the blogosphere! Today I’m making the first Middle-East bound baked goods, and this is it. Not sure how the chocolate content will travel, but gooey Nutella fudge will still be awesome to eat.

Ash, the only thing more happifying than your email in my inbox is a DOUBLEASHDAY via my blog comments as well! My fabulous Whedon-Sorkin-Bones-Potter-Castle comrade, you have no idea how gleeful you’ve made me. To be your Scrabble standard? There is no greater honour! Also, I can attest that un-set Nutella fudge is equally delicious (says the girl who left a lot in the mixing bowl as “cook’s treat”). I am, however, sorry to hear that AG is in the Middle East 🙁

Also, the Milo porridge is the worst. So flavourless. So cranky I wasted money on it!

Bestie darling, I like your little black dress and your heels, what size are you? Can I borrow? I like that it is Friday and that I soon finish this ridiculously cold and ear aching week, I like that next Friday we will be catching up, I like going to the Day Spa with my Mom tomorrow morning, I like secret underground tunnels, I like Milo by the truck load, I like the sun soaking into my skin, I like Mr HG very much, I like my cozy COZY warm bed, and I like Gilmore Girls Season 7. My list of likes today really could go on…. Want me too????
PS: Comments working on the blog. 🙂 I like that VERY much.

I like your long long lists of likes very much, because the longer the list of likes, the happier I know you are, and that makes me happy, which I also like. Like like! 😀

Bahaha, your question of my size brings back a rather interesting story about these shoes… remind me to tell you Friday? Also, Friday, I’m thinking soup, because I hate this weather and I’ve been craving soup! Can we make soup? Or at least go out for coffee 🙂

I have four episodes left of Season 7! Whatever shall we both doooooo? Also, I really really hope you’re fully better by tomorrow and can have serious soothing relaxing wonderful times with your ma 🙂 xoxo

Hannah, sorry for making you so cranky with my temperature comment. I forgot that you’re in the middle of winter – if it’s any consolation, with the exception of skiing, winter is one long, dark, and freezing affair in Austria. If we didn’t have such lovely summers, we’d all go mad here.

Teehee! Don’t worry, they were lacy crankypants, i.e. not at all able to truly make me cry 😛 Although I don’t even like skiing, so I bet I wouldn’t cope well in Austria at all! Unless, of course, you constantly invited me over for dinner 😉

Oh myyy, Hannah!! I absolutely love the whole outfit and I think it goes great with the shoes! Totally something I would wear–and I love pockets too 😀 And I like that I had a sweet time with girlfriends yesterday for a surprise birthday. Oh!! And we also went to Korean/Asian karaoke. Not the kind that you make a fool of yourself in front of strangers in a bar 😛

What a great post, Hannah! Love love love the dress, even though I can’t for the love of me understand how you can possibly wear it in this weather! …. But most importantly, I’m sorry to say you kind of lost me at “nutella fudge”. It looks unbelievably delicious!! And… I’m loving the Max Brenner chocolate bar in Belconnen at the moment 🙂

Thank you so very much, Kate! Also, as you’ll see when I finally post about the Boathouse dinner I wore this dress at, it didn’t take long for my jacket to be pulled on 😉 Oooh, so Max Brenner is good? I should probably go sometime, but I’m actually not that into chocolate desserts!

Today, I like: watching loads of episodes of Charmed, knowing that I’ve found a job, planning out my Saturday to include going to Barnes & Noble/Starbucks to “work” on my blog, the free-ish yogurt coupons I got today, and yoga (lots of yoga).

I have only tried Milo once & it was in Singapore in a Milo McFlurry from McD’s.

oh gosh, u’re dresses are adorable. hehehe i like feeling pretty too. you and your brother have a very endearing relationship – you so lucky! and i don’t think i’ve ever seen any of those asian snacks before!

Pockets in a dress are totally underestimated (and thus, unortunately, often neglected by tailoring). I’m looking forward to the day when pockets in dresses are declared a necessity for optimal comfort: Nothing makes you feel more relaxed than knowing where to put your hands (and posing with your hands in the waist is not an option because it’s sooooooo worn off). Plus, hands in the pockets of a skirt give you that optimally fancy tulip shape. Whee! 😀

I also like that the birthday treats *can* be eaten straight from the freezer, and that this indicates that the treats were liked enough to justify another one being eaten tonight 😀 (However, I fear that my grandmother won’t like that convoluted sentence…)

I also like that I got two BIG black sapotes from the markets this morning, and although they won’t be ripe for a few days, I’m happy in the knowledge that I’ll soon be eating them (they’re aka “chocolate pudding fruit”).

I like that I actually knew what black sapote was, even before you told me, but I don’t like that I’ve never tried it nor am likely to get the chance to anytime soon! Blog about it and tell me what it’s like? 🙂

I like this post! Your photo of the nutella fudge is gorgeous and the photo of you in the dress equally so 🙂 I have found a new affection for dresses in my adult years, after disliking them for much of childhood and adolescence. Also, inheriting that Shakespeare set is pretty amazing. What a lovely thing to have in the family to pass down!

Me too! It’s been a conscious decision/effort of mine in the past few years to get myself out of constant jeans and into dresses/skirts. They’re kind of magnificent, though are being worn far less in this icky winter weather. And yes, I”m absolutely honoured by the Shakespeare bequeathing 🙂

BAHAHAHA!!!! I-Hua! I just choked a bit from laughing at your last sentence. Naughty! Nope, the Snow Pea snacks were from a store here in Canberra, and were utterly delicious! I’ll ask mum where she found them and see if I can get some for you 🙂

It’s my doppelganger! She nags her brother to order black pudding so that she can steal it, sings Taylor Swift in public at the top of her lungs, and gets giddy when the cute waiter flirts with her (and devastated when he doesn’t magically track her down with flowers the next day).

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Hannah. Writer, editor, firm believer in socks, gin, laughter, buttered toast, cheesecake, and semicolons. Currently back in Canberra after two years living in Canada; heart tingling to see what happens next.